Michael Batz

2.3k total citations · 2 hit papers
26 papers, 1.5k citations indexed

About

Michael Batz is a scholar working on Food Science, Infectious Diseases and Economics and Econometrics. According to data from OpenAlex, Michael Batz has authored 26 papers receiving a total of 1.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Food Science, 8 papers in Infectious Diseases and 5 papers in Economics and Econometrics. Recurrent topics in Michael Batz's work include Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (11 papers), Food Safety and Hygiene (10 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (8 papers). Michael Batz is often cited by papers focused on Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology (11 papers), Food Safety and Hygiene (10 papers) and Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology (8 papers). Michael Batz collaborates with scholars based in United States, Denmark and Netherlands. Michael Batz's co-authors include Sandra Hoffmann, J. Glenn Morris, Michael R. Taylor, Heidi J. Albers, Amy W. Ando, Danilo M.A. Lo Fo Wong, Robert V. Tauxe, Barbara Kowalcyk, Michael P. Doyle and Ruby Singh and has published in prestigious journals such as Emerging infectious diseases, Climatic Change and Risk Analysis.

In The Last Decade

Michael Batz

25 papers receiving 1.4k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Annual Cost of Illness and Quality-Adjusted Life Year Losses in the United States Due to 14 Foodborne Pathogens

2012 463 citations Sandra Hoffmann, Michael Batz et al. Journal of Food Protection profile →
Ranking the Disease Burden of 14 Pathogens in Food Sources in the United States Using Attribution Data from Outbreak Investigations and Expert Elicitation

2012 402 citations Michael Batz, Sandra Hoffmann et al. Journal of Food Protection profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Michael Batz United States	14	830	424	323	201	177	26	1.5k
Tanya Roberts United States	18	794 1.0×	293 0.7×	270 0.8×	151 0.8×	98 0.6×	59	1.4k
Amy Cawthorne Switzerland	8	827 1.0×	445 1.0×	190 0.6×	232 1.2×	248 1.4×	9	1.6k
Eric G. Evers Netherlands	19	705 0.8×	220 0.5×	260 0.8×	191 1.0×	105 0.6×	44	1.3k
Barbara Marshall Canada	18	856 1.0×	487 1.1×	162 0.5×	157 0.8×	108 0.6×	27	1.5k
André Ravel Canada	22	768 0.9×	472 1.1×	273 0.8×	133 0.7×	97 0.5×	61	1.5k
Marisa Caipo Chile	4	655 0.8×	517 1.2×	158 0.5×	248 1.2×	213 1.2×	7	1.3k
Frank Pollari Canada	24	1.0k 1.2×	835 2.0×	244 0.8×	213 1.1×	132 0.7×	47	1.8k
Fumiko Kasuga Japan	19	691 0.8×	382 0.9×	486 1.5×	272 1.4×	213 1.2×	53	2.0k
Sofia Boqvist Sweden	32	860 1.0×	560 1.3×	330 1.0×	195 1.0×	203 1.1×	98	2.7k
Andrea Nesbitt Canada	18	812 1.0×	404 1.0×	172 0.5×	144 0.7×	96 0.5×	33	1.2k

Countries citing papers authored by Michael Batz

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Fields of papers citing papers by Michael Batz

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Michael Batz

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Michael Batz. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Michael Batz based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Michael Batz. Michael Batz is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

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20 of 20 papers shown

Rose, Erica Billig, Molly Steele, Beth Tolar, et al.. (2025). Attribution of Salmonella enterica to Food Sources by Using Whole-Genome Sequencing Data. Emerging infectious diseases. 31(4). 783–790. 3 indexed citations

Koski, Lia, Hannah Kisselburgh, Rachel Hulkower, et al.. (2022). Foodborne illness outbreaks linked to unpasteurised milk and relationship to changes in state laws – United States, 1998–2018. Epidemiology and Infection. 150. e183–e183. 12 indexed citations

Pogreba-Brown, Kristen, Ama Owusu-Dommey, Michael C. Bazaco, et al.. (2021). Enteric Pathogens and Reactive Arthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses of Pathogen-Associated Reactive Arthritis. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 18(9). 627–639. 13 indexed citations

Batz, Michael. (2021). Nachhaltigkeit in der Sozialwirtschaft. 2 indexed citations

Pogreba-Brown, Kristen, Lorenzo Villa Zapata, Michael Batz, et al.. (2019). Chronic Gastrointestinal and Joint-Related Sequelae Associated with Common Foodborne Illnesses: A Scoping Review. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 17(2). 67–86. 29 indexed citations

Batz, Michael, et al.. (2015). Economic Burden of Major Foodborne Illnesses Acquired in the United States. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 110 indexed citations

Batz, Michael, et al.. (2014). Disease-Outcome Trees, EQ-5D Scores, and Estimated Annual Losses of Quality-Adjusted Life Years (QALYs) for 14 Foodborne Pathogens in the United States. Foodborne Pathogens and Disease. 11(5). 395–402. 65 indexed citations

Batz, Michael, et al.. (2013). Long-Term Consequences of Foodborne Infections. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 27(3). 599–616. 45 indexed citations

Hoffmann, Sandra, Michael Batz, & J. Glenn Morris. (2012). Annual Cost of Illness and Quality-Adjusted Life Year Losses in the United States Due to 14 Foodborne Pathogens. Journal of Food Protection. 75(7). 1292–1302. 463 indexed citations breakdown →

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Batz, Michael, Sandra Hoffmann, & J. Glenn Morris. (2012). Ranking the Disease Burden of 14 Pathogens in Food Sources in the United States Using Attribution Data from Outbreak Investigations and Expert Elicitation. Journal of Food Protection. 75(7). 1278–1291. 402 indexed citations breakdown →

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Crow, Michael M. & Michael Batz. (2010). Clean and Competitive? Small-Scale Bleachers and Dyers in Tirupur, India. 157–180. 8 indexed citations

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Pizer, William A., James N. Sanchirico, & Michael Batz. (2009). Regional Patterns of U.S. Household Carbon Emissions. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations

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Mangen, Marie‐Josée J., Michael Batz, Annemarie Käsbohrer, et al.. (2009). Integrated Approaches for the Public Health Prioritization of Foodborne and Zoonotic Pathogens. Risk Analysis. 30(5). 782–797. 39 indexed citations

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Pizer, William A., James N. Sanchirico, & Michael Batz. (2009). Regional patterns of U.S. household carbon emissions. Climatic Change. 99(1-2). 47–63. 16 indexed citations

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Albers, Heidi J., Amy W. Ando, & Michael Batz. (2008). Patterns of multi-agent land conservation: Crowding in/out, agglomeration, and policy. Resource and Energy Economics. 30(4). 492–508. 46 indexed citations

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Blackman, Allen, et al.. (2006). The benefits and costs of informal sector pollution control: Mexican brick kilns. Environment and Development Economics. 11(5). 603–627. 42 indexed citations

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Albers, Heidi J., Amy W. Ando, & Michael Batz. (2006). Patterns of Multi-Agent Land Conservation: Crowding In/Out, Agglomeration, and Policy. SSRN Electronic Journal. 5 indexed citations

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Batz, Michael, Michael P. Doyle, J. Glenn Morris, et al.. (2005). Attributing Illness to Food. Emerging infectious diseases. 11(7). 993–999. 134 indexed citations

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Batz, Michael, et al.. (2005). Shade-Grown Coffee: Simulation and Policy Analysis for Coastal Oaxaca, Mexico. AgEcon Search (University of Minnesota, USA). 6 indexed citations

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Kessler, M., et al.. (1995). <title>Simultaneous monitoring of NAD(P)H, cytochromes, pO2, and HbO2 in liver tissue</title>. Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE. 2324. 155–165. 1 indexed citations

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